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GRACE POE (National Politician)

Mary Grace Poe-Llamanzares (baptized September 3, 1968) is
a Filipina senator, businesswoman, educator, and
philanthropist. She is the adopted daughter of actors Susan
Roces and Fernando Poe, Jr. She served as chairperson of
the Movie and Television Review and Classification
Board (MTRCB) from 2010 to 2012 and in the Philippine
Senate since 2013.
Poe studied at the University of the Philippines Manila, where
she majored in development studies, but moved to Boston
College in Massachusetts, United States where she finished a
degree in political science and has spent much of her adult life
in Fairfax, Virginia. On April 8, 2005, Grace returned to the Philippines after learning that her father
had died. She began pursuing her father's rights over the results of the election and campaigned
against alleged electoral fraud.
Poe ran for a seat in the Philippine Senate during the election in 2013 as an Independent affiliated
with the Team PNoy coalition of Aquino. She ended up winning more votes than other candidates
and over 20 million votes, ahead of Loren Legarda, who previously topped two elections. She was a
candidate for the 2016 presidential election. Despite numerous attempts to have her disqualified,
the Supreme Court of the Philippines deemed her a natural-born Filipino citizen and she is qualified
to become President based on her 10-year residency. Poe was placed third in the Presidential Race
count.

AL FRANCIS BICHARA (Local Politician)

Al Francis C. Bichara (born September 17, 1952) is
a Filipino politician and current provincial governor
of Albay in Bicol Region of the Philippines. He assumed in
office since June 2016.
A civil engineer by profession, Bichara's political career
began when he served as mayor of Ligao City from 1986 to
1992. In 1992, Bichara was elected to the House of
Representatives, representing the 3rd District of Albay. After
one term in the House, Bichara was elected governor
of Albay in 1995. He was re-elected as governor in 1998 and
2001.
After the expiration of his third consecutive term as governor
in 2004, Bichara was appointed Ambassador to Lebanon by PresidentGloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
The 2006 Lebanon War broke out during his tenure as Ambassador, and he drew attention when he
threatened to halt the evacuation of Filipinos in Lebanon due to the lack of funds.
In 2007, Bichara returned to the House of Representatives, this time winning election as the
Representative from the 2nd District of Albay. He is currently a member of the Nacionalista Party.
In 2016 he ran for governor under the Nacionalista Party and won.